Persistent Cannabis Use and Cognitive Decline from Childhood to Midlife
The landmark Meier PNAS 2012 study followed users from age 13 to 38 and found persistent cannabis users lost an average of 8 IQ points.
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Read articles ↓The landmark Meier PNAS 2012 study followed users from age 13 to 38 and found persistent cannabis users lost an average of 8 IQ points.
Read article →About 1 in 3 daily users develop cannabis use disorder. Withdrawal is real — irritability, insomnia, anxiety — and peaks in the first week.
Read article →Driving after cannabis use roughly doubles the risk of a serious motor-vehicle crash, per a BMJ meta-analysis and subsequent NHTSA research.
Read article →A 2024 European Archives of Psychiatry review synthesizes the strongest evidence on cannabis-related health risks across psychiatric and physical outcomes.
Read article →A 2024 Journal of the American Heart Association study linked cannabis use to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke, even in younger adults.
Read article →Across the literature, cannabis use is associated with elevated risk of anxiety, depression, and psychosis — with heavy and adolescent users at highest risk.
Read article →A 2025 JAMA study links cannabis legalization to measurable increases in schizophrenia and psychosis diagnoses, particularly in young heavy users.
Read article →A 2023 BMJ umbrella review of 101 meta-analyses found cannabis-related harms are well-supported while many claimed benefits lack strong evidence.
Read article →A 2024 Annual Review of Medicine paper catalogues the adverse health effects of marijuana across cardiovascular, respiratory, cognitive, and psychiatric domains.
Read article →A 2025 JAMA Cardiology study found both smoked cannabis and edibles are associated with reduced vascular function, even in healthy adults.
Read article →A 2025 JAMA review of medical cannabis evidence through September 2025 concludes that most claimed therapeutic benefits lack adequate clinical support.
Read article →A 2023 Clinical Epigenetics study found THC use during pregnancy alters DNA methylation patterns in the developing fetus, with potential long-term effects.
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